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TV and media units in South Bermondsey, Southwark
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make TV and media units for homes in South Bermondsey, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
- Bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room
- A big screen that dominates the wall
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TV and media units in South Bermondsey
Hiding the cables is often the main aim. Cable routes are built into the design from the start, with openings and removable panels so you can add or swap leads later. The routes are ours, while any wiring is for your electrician. We make TV and media units from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish, and the things people most often want solved are bought furniture that doesn’t suit the room and equipment running hot in a closed cupboard.
In a flat, one room often does the work of a living room, dining room and study. Around South Bermondsey, where most households live in purpose-built flats, TV and media units that use the height of the room help keep the floor clear. Shallow units on one wall can hold more than a standalone bookcase while using less space.
We write quotes in plain English, without jargon. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish.
- Where
- South Bermondsey (SE16, SE15, SE1)
- Area
- Southwark
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- When we fit
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
A lot of London’s terraced houses are now converted flats, and that often means a shared hallway and a tight turn on the stairs. We plan the size of each section around it, after measuring the route at the measuring visit.
For flats on red routes or busy main roads, getting the furniture from the van to the door needs planning. Red routes are run by TfL and have strict stopping rules, so it’s worth raising at the measuring visit.
Questions from South Bermondsey
Can you make TV and media units for a home in South Bermondsey?
Yes, South Bermondsey is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Southwark and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, followed by a quote.
Can you fit furniture in a home close to South Bermondsey station?
Yes. We cover all of Southwark and the rest of London. You can drop us a line using the contact form to arrange a design visit.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps, which helps avoid condensation and mould. If there’s damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
How is the price worked out?
Each room is quoted on its own: the size, what goes inside, the finish and how square the room is all count. You’ll get a quote in writing once we have measured up.
Can I send photos before the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough measurements. Show anything the furniture has to work around, such as radiators or sockets.
Does the unit work if the TV is on a bracket?
The unit can be planned either way. For a wall-mounted TV, the layout works around the bracket position or we size the top for a TV that stands on it.
From workshop to your room
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the unit and how many cupboards and shelves it has, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Sections come into the flat in the order they’re fitted, so the flat doesn’t fill up. We protect the floors and keep dust to a minimum. Fixings are chosen for each wall, solid or plasterboard.
- You tell us about the room and what the unit needs to hold.
- We come to measure and talk through screen height, speakers and cables.
- A written quote follows.
- Once you are happy, the unit is made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with cable routes planned in.
- The unit is fitted in your home, ready for your equipment.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Getting a quote
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough sizes and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, get in touch through our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, then send a written quote.
Related advice
What TV and media units can’t fix
It is worth being clear about where our work stops:
- Repairing plaster or redecorating
- Setting up and tuning the TV, boxes and speakers
- Any electrical work (your electrician handles that, and Part P covers some of it)
If you’re not sure what’s possible in your room, you can fill in our short enquiry form and we will give you a straight answer. How a job runs, step by step.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Cable routes
- Ventilated cabinets
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
Is it time for TV and media units?
Games, controllers and remotes need a home. Drawers and cupboards hold them out of sight, and open shelves hold what’s used every day.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting in touch:
- Equipment running hot in a closed cupboard
- A TV that looks out of place in the room
- Cables trailing across the wall
- Alcoves either side of the chimney breast going to waste
If you live near Paterson Park, shelving that stops short of the window keeps the view of the green.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Whether they measure the room themselves
- How they deal with uneven walls and floors
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
How we price TV and media units
What you pay depends on:
- How square the room is
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- Parking and unloading on your street
- How many doors and drawers there are
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. You’ll see the figure in your written quote, after the design visit.
What to send when you contact us
To give us a picture of the room, it helps to include:
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Anything in the way, like radiators, sockets, switches, a boiler or meters
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it. For a quote, fill in our short enquiry form.
TV and media units in South Bermondsey: local notes
In the streets around South Bermondsey, the largest groups of homes date from between 1973 and 1999 (about 34%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 23%), according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of South Bermondsey include Church of St Augustine (Grade II*), under half a mile north-west, and Eveline Lowe School (Grade II), less than half a mile west. Works inside a listed home that affect its character, for example removing original joinery or fixing into it, can need listed building consent from the council. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. All of London, Southwark included, is inside the ULEZ. It applies to the vans that deliver and fit furniture in South Bermondsey, as it does anywhere else in London. Access and parking are talked through at the measuring visit.
The wider area includes historic houses like Mansion House, about 2.3 miles north-west. If your own home is a period one, walls that bow and floors that slope are why TV and media units are scribed to fit rather than pushed into place. Living in a block of flats near South Bermondsey station? Then the lift, the stair turns and the front door all set the largest piece that can come in.
South Bermondsey is within the London Borough of Southwark, about 2 miles south-west of East Dulwich. Anywhere in South Bermondsey, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a written quote, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. We list South Bermondsey among 21 places we cover in Southwark.
Here we cover the SE16, SE15 and SE1 postcode area for TV and media units. We cover homes on streets like Tenda Road, Rolls Road and Simms Road, along with the roads around them, whether you want TV and media units or another piece made for the room. Main roads around South Bermondsey include the A2208. If your home is on one of them, tell us during the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Other places close to South Bermondsey include Surrey Canal (1 mile east), Surrey Quays (1 mile north-east), Bermondsey (1 mile north-west), Peckham (1 mile south) and Rotherhithe (1 mile north-east). We also make TV and media units in nearby places like East Dulwich (2 miles south-west), Herne Hill (3 miles south-west), Elephant and Castle (2 miles west), Bankside (2 miles north-west), Southwark (2 miles north-west) and St George's Fields (2 miles west).
Near you in South Bermondsey
Our area takes in the homes around City of London Academy and The Kentish Drovers Public House and the streets around them. South Bermondsey has its own railway station: South Bermondsey station. Nearby you will also find Peek Frean Museum (0.6 miles north) and New Cross Hospital (0.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near South Bermondsey include Bellenden Road Nature Garden.